On 18 February 2021, Facebook blocked people in Australia from being able to access news on its platform in protest to the Federal government’s proposed media laws. While the…
Read full story: Facebook causes digital access issues through Australian news ban
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has published the first working draft for its significantly updated and renamed W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 standard.
In…
Read full story: W3C WAI WCAG 3.0 first public draft released for comment
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world’s largest consumer technology exhibition and showcases the products likely to appear in our shops in the coming months. While less products…
Read full story: CES 2021 highlights: consumer technologies with great accessibility potential
The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has recently announced two accessible voting options most likely to benefit people who are blind and vision impaired or have a print disability.
The…
Read full story: New accessibility options for Western Australia state election
The California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Assistive Technology (AT) Conference, generally regarded as the world’s largest conference relating to digital access, has moved online for the first time in…
Read full story: CSUN 2021 AT online conference registrations now open
By CFA Australia CEO Dr Scott Hollier. Scott is a W3C WAI Invited Expert and Co-convenor for the Research Questions Task Force
What a year it’s been. With…
Read full story: W3C WAI 2020 Year in Review
TikTok, the popular social media short video platform, has expanded its ability to warn developers against posting content that could induce epileptic seizures, and support users in automatically skipping over…
Read full story: TikTok helps developers and users avoid content that causes epileptic seizures
Microsoft has today released its next-generation consoles the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S which promises to not only provide ground breaking new games, but also improves older…
Read full story: Microsoft releases Xbox Series X and S with new accessibility features
The release of the Google Pixel 5 flagship smartphone recently has showcased Android 11, Google’s latest smartphone operating system. While there are a number of new features, the main…
Read full story: Android 11 accessibility update significantly improves voice access control
In a year where apps have allowed us to seamlessly connect remotely with colleagues across the globe, order food and groceries with the click of a button and track our…
Read full story: West Tech Assemblage 2020 puts inclusion and diversity in the spotlight
The Centre For Accessibility Australia is a joint project by Media on Mars, DADAA and Dr Scott Hollier and is funded by the Department of Communities, Disability Services.
